Feminist Views of Education

Question 1

Skeleton

Socialise students into a culture if inequality through hidden curriculum

Answer 1

Role:
Hidden curriculum teaches gender inequality.

Evidence:

Teachers push boys/girls into different subjects.
Goal:
Socialises students into gender roles.

Question 2

Kelly and Colley

Gendered subjects
Horizontal and vertical segregation

Answer 2

Science seen as “for boys”.

Textbooks show boys.
Boys dominate in science classes.

Prepare students for a male-dominated work world.

Gender affects subject choice.

Gender identity = stereotypical subject choices.
Girls avoid independent, tech-based subjects.
Single-sex schools help girls pick science/math.

Challenge gendered education paths

Question 3

Heaten and Lawson

Reinforce and reproduce culture of inequality through transmission of patriarchal views

Answer 3

Role:
Hidden curriculum spreads patriarchy.

Evidence:

Textbooks show women as weak.
Boys take over spaces, teachers ignore it.
Boys do heavy tasks; girls do “nurturing” ones.
Few female role models in leadership.
Goal:
Expose hidden inequalities.

Question 4

Spender

Reinforce gender roles in socialisation

Answer 4

Role:
Curriculum and teaching favour boys.

Evidence:

Boys get more attention.
Men in top jobs; women in low-paid roles.
Goal:
Show how school hides and reinforces gender inequality.